Reply #5: Thanks for this link - very nice, clean interview

[karynnj]

I really like that Kerry did not try to simplify the complex political situation in Afghanistan/Pakistan. I have alwasy been impressed when he is able to reduce the situation to vested interests of all the powers.

I am impressed with show for having Hasse and Dean there. It is clear that Hasse is less optimistic about the political solution than Kerry, but he does seem to agree that both the Taleban/Afghanistan and the regional political situation need to be worked on.

It was good to see Dean again. It is interesting that he nearly completely deferred to Kerry on this - which makes sense as foreign policy or even what to do with the wars, other than positioning himself as against the already happening Iraq war, were not Dean strong points in 2004. (Dean sounded very good, though he really seems to have aged since 2004. )